Creative play is not just a frivolous pastime but a crucial developmental tool for children. We have selected these toys for their benefits in unlocking imagination.
A child’s imagination should always be allowed to go further. It’s important when helping your child to explore these areas of their mind that they feel safe, secure and happy to develop their interests.
Collaborative Post When I think back to my childhood, I can still remember my Playhouse (or Wendy House as they were known when I was a child). I didn’t have a wooden one; I had a plastic red and yellow one I loved. I would forever be taking my dolls and teddies into it for … Read more
I have always loved reading with the Beans, it’s something which we have done since they were babies but I have to admit I love it even more now when reading to Little Bean as she is at the age where she is interested in ‘real’ books with proper chapters. For the past week we … Read more
After school I tend to keep ourselves pretty busy to avoid the pleas for watching the TV or worse still the continuous arguments of children who are overtired from a day at school. On nice days (and often on some rainy days) we will go out for a walk, collecting leaves, looking for treasures or … Read more
Today, Monday 27th April 2015 is National Tell A Story Day and Mecca Bingo have challenged me to come up with my very own story. I have always enjoyed writing but one thing I often struggle with is writing a story, it just doesn’t come naturally to me. I can write about my thoughts and … Read more
Well, to be fair it IS Autumn and there isn’t much snow around, plus we haven’t got magical powers. BUT we have got an imagination and that’s all it takes (ok plus a few random materials from around the house) to make a den!! I have to admit that building dens with my children was … Read more
Yesterday started out like any normal day, in fact most of the day was normal until we returned home. Beanie Boy, Jelly Bean and I were playing in the garden (as you do). We set up a beach shelter in the garden as our ‘den’ and opened up a box of goodies from Learning Resources; … Read more
On Friday morning we waved goodbye to Little Bean as she went to school and then hit the road with Daddy, Windsor bound for a day of fun at Legoland Windsor for Lego Duplo’s World of Play event.